1) Graduate student in their second year and/or beyond enrolled in the Department of Ethnic Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University 2) Major in Ethnic Studies 3) Financial need as established by the Office of Student Financial Services at CSU 4) Maintain an overall 3.0 GPA 5) Prepare an essay that conveys: Financial need for degree completion, status of their project/thesis, and steps needed to complete degree